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UGC transfers three fellowship schemes to ministries

UGC transfers three fellowship schemes to ministries

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) recently announced that three national fellowship schemes have been transferred to concerned ministries. The official notice was uploaded by the Commission on the official UGC website — ugc.ac.in. “It is brought to the notice of all the stakeholders that UGC implemented these schemes up to September 30, 2022, only. The concerned […]

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UGC scholarship, fellowship to be disbursed through DBT: Panel chairperson 

UGC scholarship, fellowship to be disbursed through DBT: Panel chairperson 

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) is disbursing fellowship and scholarship amounts through a bank portal integrated with the public financial management system for direct benefit transfer payments, the panel’s chairperson Jagadesh Kumar said on Monday. The Scholarship and Fellowship Management Portal (SFMP) for disbursement of amounts has been developed by Canara Bank, he said. “Recently, […]

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Govt floats draft regulations for deemed varsities, proposes waiving 20-year condition to apply for tag

Govt floats draft regulations for deemed varsities, proposes waiving 20-year condition to apply for tag

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The government Friday floated draft amendment regulations for ‘deemed-to-be’ universities, proposing to do away with the condition that an institute needs to be in existence for at least 20 years before it can apply for the tag. The draft UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2022 also recommend making multi-disciplinary institutions, or a cluster […]

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Online, distance learning degrees equivalent to those obtained conventionally: UGC

Online, distance learning degrees equivalent to those obtained conventionally: UGC

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced that all undergraduate and postgraduate level degrees acquired through Conventional or open and distance learning, and online mode should be treated as equivalent to the other degrees offered through conventional mode. According to a recent notification issued by the UGC, all online degrees of undergraduate and postgraduate level should […]

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UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar defends CUET’s MCQ format: Being used for long, no complaint yet

UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar defends CUET’s MCQ format: Being used for long, no complaint yet

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Twelve central universities have been following the Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET, now known as CUET) with multiple choice-type questions (or MCQs) for more than a decade, and none has reported problems with quality of students admitted, UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Wednesday. Speaking with The Indian Express about the recent criticism […]

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